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Belgian Cafe Culture (Hardcover)
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Belgian Cafe Culture (Hardcover)
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"North or South, the soul of Belgium is in its cafes. I don't know
of any book that captures their soul more beautifully and
accurately than this one." - Joe Stange, CAMRA's Good Beer Guide
Belgium This book is an ode to Belgium's traditional beer cafes, to
their landlords and -ladies, and to the regular customers who have
become part of the interior. It is also a plea to handle the cafe
patrimony of Belgium with the greatest care. Because we have been
taking these little cafes for granted for far too long and now
their existence has become fragile, despite the fact that they are
an important part of our social and cultural heritage. Regula
Ysewijn is a Belgian culinary historian, writer, and photographer.
She focuses on food and social history or Britain and the Low
countries and consults for organisations such as the UK's National
Trust, TV programmes and museums. Ysewijn is the author of six
books among which: Pride and Pudding and Oats in the North, Wheat
From the South have received international acclaim. She is also a
judge on the Flemish version of the Great British Bake Off. For
this book Regula visited 45 traditional cafes in Belgium. From the
oldest cafe in the country (it opened in 1515) to the oldest
Belgian cafe landlady, Juliette, who is 96. She visited cafes with
beautiful Art Deco interiors, and cafes with the charm and warmth
of a living room. In each of these establishments she talked to the
landlords and -ladies and to the people who have become part or the
soul of these cafes, and she managed to capture all of this in
beautiful, touching photographs.
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